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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which magazine asked Smith to write about firefighters?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) True.
(c) Time.
(d) Life.

2. How did Smith remember details for the book while working full-time?
(a) By simply relying on his memory.
(b) By dictating into a tape recorder.
(c) Byinterviewing fellow firefighters,
(d) By writing daily.

3. How does Smith describe the racial characteristics of Washingtonville?
(a) The town is predominately black.
(b) There are blacks and whites, but they live in separate sections of town.
(c) The town is overwhelmingly white.
(d) There are blacks and whites and they are integrated.

4. What do the firemen call the "game" they play when they ask one another if they may relieve another fireman during a fire?
(a) "Grab the nob."
(b) "Steal the nozzle."
(c) "Steal the hose."
(d) "Steal the nob."

5. How was Fireman Nick Riso injured while responding to a call?
(a) Someone threw a brick at him while he was responding to a call.
(b) He was injured in a fire.
(c) He was involved in a car accident.
(d) He suffered smoke inhalation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose job is it to investigate suspicious fires?

2. Why did Smith's mother scold him before he left for work in Chapter 3?

3. Why did the Fire Department persist in holding parties for children who regularly harassed firefighters?

4. From which service area did Fireman Vinny Royce switch to join Engine Co. 82?

5. What did the firefighters discover when they arrived at the Kelly Street fire in Chapter 1?

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